Compare: Hiking Boots vs. Trail Runners || REI

hi my name's Liv I'm often asked ifsomeone would be able to go backpackingor hiking in their trail runner shoesand the answer is absolutely so todaywe're just gonna take a little bit oftime and talk about the differencesbetween hiking boots as well as trailrunners so some of the benefits that youmight notice for hiking boots or thatyou've got a much more durable andstable made shoe it's constructed in away that's able to keep off and wickaway moisture mud snow any elements thatyou might be encountering on the trailas well as some stability for your anklein your foot in general when it comes tothe benefits of trail running shoesevolve you've got a couple optionsthere's a lot of versatility and inwhat's on the shelf for you and you cango with a lighter shoe that's gonna havea lot more breathability and ease of usefor your simpler hikes or you can gowith something that's a little bit morerugged it's got some support to it thereand it's also going to breathe a wholelot better than most hiking boots welland backpacking boots but it's gotenough structure for it that you cantake it off trail if you need to it canhold up to those roots a little bitbetter you've still got something that'sextremely lightweightit's very breathable for those hotterdays as well as something that's goingto give your feet a little bit morerange of movement there now with some ofthe downsides of hiking boots so you'vegot more of a break-in period with theseguys here you've got to give them sometime to get comfortable on your feet andwhichever situation that you'll bedealing with and you've also got asubstantially heavier boot when comparedto trail runners as far as the cons fortrail running shoes you've got to dealwith a shoe that's not going to have thesame amount of life as as far as yearsor trail miles as most hiking boots welland you've also got a shoe that's notgoing to have as much support for you sowith all of that information what itcomes down to is what are you doing ifyou're gonna be doing something that's alittle bit more burly and you're gonnahave a heavy pack on your back fortyfifty pounds and you're cranking outthose miles going far far and high ifyou will go with a hiking but you'regonna get that stability in there you'regonna have your ankle protected againstany kind of damor injury that might uh might happen tooccur as well as you're gonna be able toto get a lot of years of use out ofthese guys when it comes down to justreally want to get out there go fast golight you're not carrying a whole lot ofweight on your back go with a trailrunning shoe it's gonna be able to getyou there farther and faster at the sametime if you can make it work have boththey're both gonna work out for youdepending on what you're doing andthat's what it comes down to here if youare happening to lean on the side ofhiking boots we've got a tutorial videofor you they can show you how to breakthese guys and as we discuss maybeyou're erring on the side of going withsomething that's a lot lighter weight wecan show you how to fit your runningshoes in the video that's coming up nextthanks guys.